SANTA CLARA — It’s not unusual around this time for gifts to be exchanged in NFL locker rooms.
A year ago, running back Christian McCaffrey gave the entire offense custom fit golf clubs with personalized bags and a bottle of high-end tequila as holiday gifts.
What 49ers’ quarterback Brock Purdy had in mind wasn’t going to fit in a locker room.
A video released by the club Friday on “X” featured Purdy leading his linemen to a parking lot recently with 10 new sports utility vehicles, each adorned with a red ribbon on top. The vehicles were gifted last week.
“You guys can check ’em out, but these are yours,” Purdy said. “Thanks for all you do.”
The sticker price for five Toyota Tundras and five Sequoias is more than $500,000, although Purdy does commercials for Toyota, which also serves as a 49ers sponsor.
“I think it shows he’s a hell of a guy and that he got a hell of a deal,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday.
Nick Zakelj, a center/guard and Purdy’s roommate during his first two seasons, took a seat in his gift and said, `Oh, my God, I can’t believe this.”
Guard Aaron Banks started his new car, revved the engine and said, “Listen to that purr . . . Purdy.”
The last word came from tackle Jaylon Moore.
“My mind is blown, honestly,” Moore said. “This is probably the greatest gift I’ve ever got in my life.”
When Purdy received his gift from McCaffrey last season, he said, “Financially I wouldn’t be able to cover that right now. Shout to him. Everyone loves it. So thank you Christian.”
In the third year of his rookie deal, Purdy’s salary is $985,000 — the same as linemen Zakelj and Spencer Burford. He’s on the books for $1.1 million next season, but is expected to sign a contract extension which could pay him as much as $50 million pear year or more.
